What's New – July 2012

Afghanistan and Pakistan

Marine Corps University Press.
On the Ground in Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency in Practice.
D 214.2:AF 3/4

Senate Committee on Armed Services.
The Final Report odf the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 112-298

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oversight in Iraq and Afghanistan: Challenges and Solutions.
Y 4.G 74/7:112-101

Aging

Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Overprescribed: The Human and Taxpayers’ Costs of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes.
Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 112-305

Bats

House Committee on Natural Resources.
Why We Should Care About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome is Having on One of Nature’s Best Pest Controllers.
Y 4.R 31/3:112-46

Business and Commerce

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 112-289

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 112-293

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The State of Online Consumer Privacy.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 112-302

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Making It in America: Innovate Locally, Export Globally.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 112-312

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
America’s Innovation Challenge: What Obstacles Do Entrepreneurs Face?
Y 4.G 74/7:112-92

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What the Euro Crisis Means for Taxpayers and the U.S. Economy, Part II.
Y 4.G 74/7:112-98

House Committee on the Judiciary.
Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: The ART Act, The NET Act and Illegal Streaming.
Y 4.J 89/1:112-77

House Committee on the Judiciary.
Constitutional Limitations on States’ Authority to Collect Sales Taxes in E-Commerce.
Y 4.J 89/1:112-89

Central Intelligence Agency

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Nomination of General David H. Petraeus to be Director, Central Intelligence Agency.
Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG. 112-307

China

House Committee on Ways and Means.
The U.S.-China Economic Relationship.
Y 4.W 36:112-17

Climate Change

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Climate Change: Examining the Processes Used to Create Science and Policy.
Y 4.SCI 2:112-09

Criminal Justice

House Committe on the Judiciary.
21st Century Law Enforcement: How Smart Policing Targets Criminal Behavior.
Y 4.J 89/1:112-76

House Committe on the Judiciary.
Combating Transnational Organized Crime: International Money Laundering as a Threat to our Financial Systems.
Y 4.J 89/1:112-86

Cruise Industry

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Examine Port Pollution and the Need for Additional Controls on Large Ships.
Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG. 110-1110

Cybersecurity

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the Financial Sector.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 112-242

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Examining the Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure and the American Economy.
Y 4.H 75:112-11

House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cyber Security: Protecting America’s New Frontier.
Y 4.J 89/1:112-80

House Committee on Small Business.
Cyber Security: Protectiing Your Small Business.
Y 4.SM 1:112-047

Education

House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R. 3989, The Student Success Act, and H.R. 3990, the Encouraging Innovation and Effectiveness Teachers Act.
Y 4.ED 8/1:112-52

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Fostering Innovation in Education.
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-1117

Emergency Preparedness

Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The Federal Role in Disaster Recovery and Response.
Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG. 112-347

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Communicating with the Public During Emergencies: An Update on Federal Alert and Warning Efforts.
Y 4.H 75:112-36

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Streamlining Emergency Management: Improving Preparedness, Response, and Cutting Costs.
Y 4.T 68/2:112-56

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Examining the Housing Finance System: The To_Be-Announced Market.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 112-269

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Debt Financing in the Domestic Financial Sector.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 112-270

House Committee on Financial Services.
Oversight of the Credit Rating Agencies Post-Dodd-Frank.
Y 4.F 49/20:112-51

House Committee on Financial Services.
Audit the Fed: Dodd-Frank, QE3, and Federal Reserve Transparency.
Y 4.F 49/20:112-67

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pay for Performance: Should Fannie and Freddie Executives Be Receiving Millions in Bonuses?
Y 4.G 74/7:112-94

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Excessive Speculation and Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 112-313

Health Care

Senate Committee on Finance.
President’s Fiscal Year 2012 Health Care Proposals.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 112-320

House Committee on Government Oversifght and Reform.
Drug Shortage Crisis: Lives Are in the Balance.
Y 4.G 74/7:112-102

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The Express Scripts/Medco Merger: Cost Savings for Consumers or More Profits for the Middlemen?
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 112-266

Human Rights

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2010, v. 1-2.
Y 4.F 76/2-12:2010/v. 1-2

Human Testing

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Institutional Review Boards that Oversee Experimental Human Testing for Profit.
Y 4.C 73/8:111-22

Hurricanes

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Hurricanes: Information & Activity Booklet Ages 9 & Up!
C 55.202:H 94

International Relations

House Committee on Financial Services.
The Impact of the World Bank and Multilateral Development Banks on National Security.
Y 4.F 49/20:112-64

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Confronting Damascus: U.S. Policy Toward the Evolving Situation in Syria.
Y 4.F 76/1:112-98

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
U.S. Policy Toward Zimbabwe.
Y 4.F 76/1:112-109

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Democracy Held Hostage in Nicarague: part I.
Y 4.F 76/1:112-111

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The U.S.-Philippines Alliance: Deeping the Security and Trade Partnership.
Y 4.F 76/1:112-120

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Baluchistan.
Y 4.F 76/1:112-121

House Committe on Foreign Affairs.
Ahmadinejad’s Tour of Tyrants and Iran’s Agenda in the Western Hemisphere.
Y 4.F 76/1:112-123

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Venezuela’s Sanctionable Activity.
Y 4.G 74/7:112-71

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Denying Safe Havens: Homeland Security’s Efforts to Counter Threats from Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.
Y 4.H 75:112-29

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The Role of OSCE Institutions in Advancing Human Rights and Democracy.
Y 4.SE 2:110-2-22

Military Affairs

House Committee on Armed Services.
Creating a 21st Century Defense Industry.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2011-2012/93

National Archives

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
History Museum or Records Access Agency?: Defining and Fulfilling the Mission of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Y 4.G 74/7:112-163

Ocean Sciences

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sea Unseen: Scanning Electron Microscopy Images from Puget Sound and Beyond.
C 55.302:SE 1/9

Oil Spills

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Looking to the Future: Lessons in Prevention, Response, and Restoration from the Gulf Oil Spill.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 112-249

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Offshore Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas: The U.S. Coast Guard’s Oil Spill Readiness and Response Planning.
Y 4.T 68/2:112-70

Ports

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Economic Importance of Seaports: Is the United States Prepared for 21st-Century Trade Realities?
Y 4.T 68/2:112-57

Supreme Court – Nominations

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
[Errata] The Nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-1044/ERRATA

Terrorism

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit Our Visa System?
Y 4.H 75:112-43

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Intelligence Sharing and Terrorist Travel: How DHS Addresses the Mission of Providing Security, Facilitating Commerce, and Protecting Privacy for Passengers Engaged in International Travel.
Y 4.H 75:112-49

Tourism

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Tourism in America: Moving Our Economy Forward.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 112-329

Transportation Infrastructure

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy Efficience and Alternative Fuel Vehicles.
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 112-273

Transportation Security

House Committee on Homeland Security.
Ten Years after 9/11:Assessing Airport Security and Preventing A Future Terrorist Attack.
Y 4.H 75:112-45

Water

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Domestic and Global Water Supply Issues.
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 112-268

Women’s Health

National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
Choices: A Program for Women about Choosing Healthy Behaviors. Facilitator’s Guide – HE 20.7008:W 84/GUIDE
Counselor Manual – HE 20.7008:W 84/MANUAL
Client Workbook – HE 20.7008:W 84/WKBK.

Veterans’ Affairs

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Veterans Employment: Improving the Transition from the Battlefield to the Workplace.
Y 4.V 64/4:S.HRG. 112-19